Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-11-03

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position that labor organizations had to encounter
from hostile public opinion and said that he could
appreciate 1t as member OF the race with which
he was identified He said that this demonstration
was an earnest OF the feeling that there is a con-
spiracy on foot TO break down the force OF labor
ORGANIZATIONS by depr1v1ng them OF their most
potent weapon OF defense. This conspiracy existed
among men who were opposed to the objects and
aims Of labor organizations; They are determined
fectiye by denying to them the right OF the boy.
cott- THAT GOd-giyen right" continued the
speaker, "to leave men, parties and institutions
alone which oppose the progress OF labor That Is
the meaning Of the boycott, and IL Is not synony-
nous with conspiracy. II is as old as the scriptures
themselves, and was always intended to be used
against the workers OF inQuity. In referring to
this latter class we are strictly enjoined by the
Master Workman OF all the earth TO come out from
among them. touch not handle not the unclean
thing That means simply to boycott them.r
Barrett, OF New York, in which he says that labor
organizations have the right TO go to their friends
and ask them TO withdraw their patronage from
the men who inJure labor. He thought that in
the light Of this decision no charge Of conspiracy
could be brought against the labor organizations.
speaker Ito assam the }adciar of fae e
be IT from the purpose OF this demonstration TO
timidate any public official in the discharge of
his duteS far be IL from the teachings practice
Of organized labor TO either violate the law OF the
land or to obStruct In any way its proper execrl-
OF every community TO critcise the action OF their
public servants, whether favorable or otherwise.
We feel that blow has been aimed at Or
gained labor In this District, and that 1t comes
from source calculated TO destroy thu mechanism
or our organizations" This demonstration the
speaker said, was to protest against the mockery
to which justice is subjected In the name OF the
law. He thought that when justice is outraged
and the law dehased to mOckery it Is then
time for the people to say whether they will
longer tolerate the instrumentaities through
which such state OF affairs was brought
about They have >, sPSSen he said through
mittee OF One Hundred, through the Congress OF
the United States In the shape OF Senate oil S52,
which provides FOR the abolition OF the Police Court
He said the people were tired Of the abuse OF power
and the perver ion OF law by this court and 1t
should be abolished.
MESSAGE FROM BALTIMORE.
Upon the conclusion OF this address the chair
read telegram from J. d. Wade. stating that the
Federation OF Labor OF Baltimore endorse the ac-
ton OF the iaOor organizations Of this city In pro-
testing against the recent decision OF Judge Smell.
The chair then stated that 1t Was the intention
have an address from Mrs. f. L. Eaton, but owing
TO the lateness OF the hour the lady Uad thought
! that her speech had better be postponed to some
other occasion. He then declared the meeting ad.
1ourned.
The Edcl's Hall Meeting.
The walls OF EdeIs Hall were decorated with
flags and steamers from the ceiling to the floor.
Four immense flags were festoOned behind the
speakers stand, and the stars and stripes were
and all about on the walls and hanging overhead
from the chandeliers were streamers, banners, and
shields. gided eagle on either side OF the hall
held In his Deak the ends OF the streamers that
passed across to the chandeliers. There we're no
notices nor strange devices. The decoration was
essentially patriotic 1t was twenty-five minutes
after o'clock when the head OF the column Of the
second division reached the hall and the men with
Chinese lanterns.fags, and transparencies marched
In. The room was soon Tiled to Its utmost capac-
lily. one band took ITS post up ia the gallery and
played for while, and another stationed IN one
corner Of the hail began when the first lert OF.
Mr.. COnnOr, master workman of District Assembly
66 called the meeting TO order at about 10 O'Clock.
Tue secretaries were appointed and a resolution
was adopted, THAT this meeting do applaud and
Efforts to defeat the election OF E. f. Jackson the
enemy OF organized labor, to be governor OF Mary
land"
Mr.. FERRY's REMARKS.
The first speaker was Dennis Ferry who said
that they met to protest against the effort OF the
State to break down organized labor. lie said 1t
was the purpose OF the capitalistic or so-called
governing classes, TO keep down the CLOVER
aimed to accomplish this. To light against this
oppression the wOrktngmen had an all-powerrul
weapOD-the ballot. When the action of the state
was In line with justice they would applaud It
and follow It, But when this action wa, OppreS-
slve and unjust they would protest against It In
The most positive and e1ectual manner II to
protest against injustice was socialism anarchy,
then he desired 10 be ranked with the opposition
10 the state. Legislation contrary to jus
the reason there was no bloody revolution
provoked was that the organization OF labor was
founded upon the fundamental principles OF this
governmebt-iaw and order. Were lie to express
an opinion contrary to this, he said, he knew IL
would be repudiated by his associates. Referring
10 the relations between the wOrkingmen OF
Washington and the Government, he said: s'May
the curse OF I g workinsmen rest upon the brain
that conceived the form Of government under
which we iive" He characterized the District
Government as O "remnant OF Roman barba ism. /"
He advised the workingnen not 10 rest until this
form OF government was abolished.
THE BoYCoTT CASE
He said that the action OF the Police Court 1n
the boycott cases) was a blow at organized labor,
aud they did well to protest against 1t. II they
had allowed the action OF the Police Court to 20
Without protest they would deserve to be eXter-
minated ne SAID tnat the protest was aimed at the
personality Of the man rendering the decision
hey mad he said, ADVANCED to that state Of INTEL
ligence where they could protest against such ac-
ton without drawing In the personality OF the in
strument Of tue action. He characterized the de-
cision OF Judge Smell as based on Injustice and
built upon tg Orance but said that 1t was the nat
ural outcome OF the present form OF government In
the District; Judge Smell, he said had gone back
his authority but the trainers or the District Gov
ernment hal gone back more than a thousand
years: Which was worse: The remedy Tor this
was, he SAID, for the workingmen to demand their
constitutional right to the ballot.
HE WANTED IT RECONsIDERED.
The resolutions were then called I'D Just as
they were about being read one man In the Assem-.
blage got up and asked to have the resolution with
relation TO Mr.. Jackson the democratic candid te
for governor OF Mary Id. read again. The chI air.
man refused to recognize him, but he insisted on
reconsideration OF the vote. Nearly every man in
the hall shouted TO him TO sit down. and the man
with the re,o uti0nS began to read in loud clear
voice, and the diScOntelted delegate reluctantly
sat down. The resolutions read and adOpCed were
the same as those adopted at Masonic Temple.
MR. BOwEN's SPEECH.
Mr.. Paul T. Bowen then spoke He said trade
union Is q conspiracy! SO It was decided to be by
the lowest court Of the District OF Columbia. he
declared, ironically. Then he went on TO explain
what trades unions were. He said they were AN
for a good purpose, and were to secure fairness
aud Justice, and To protect honest and upright
wOrkingmen against the low and dishonest lie
said that the pldnks Of political platforms declared
In favor OF the welfare OF the iaboring men, ana OF
the welfare VI the country; all very patriotic: hui
| how did they propose TO effect this goode nv
protective tariff! The bankers IN convention were
| Solicitors OF the welfare Of the people and the
nation. How did they propOs, 10 help mankind?
By w1ping silver out or the national currency !,
| They all had their peculiar selfish aims.
| He said that the decision OF Judge Smell
was the result OF the judges Ignorance or
| the purposes and practices OF trades unions The
| man who applied TO the court for relief from the
laws OF the trades unions had himself been Marty
| to those laws; had signed and approved them and
had helped TO enforce them against others n
! there was conspiracy the complainant was a CO.
conspirator. But the Judge should have I'm Ter
stood that the laws OF the union not aimed at
the complainant but az ainSt the general prtncinle
He referred TO the OF the coal dealers and the
ROchdale Union, " iere all the other dealers had
combined to break down the dealer who haJ CON